Media Archive
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Unitywater's Wamuran Irrigation Scheme receives regulatory approval
22 November 2024
Featured News ArticleLocal farmers can now begin using Class A recycled water for food crops including strawberries, raspberries and pineapples after Unitywater today received approval of the Recycled Water Management Plan to start up the Wamuran Irrigation Scheme.
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Unitywater reminds community "we do poo, too" on World Toilet Day
19 November 2024
Featured News ArticleIt’s not every day you see a large poo emoji mascot walking along Mooloolaba Beach, but Unitywater has done just that for World Toilet Day (19 November) to encourage the community to ‘love their loo’.
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Why the pink 'mo', bro?
19 November 2024
Featured News ArticleUnitywater Infrastructure Standards Engineer Tim Stewart has dyed his hair and moustache pink – it’s a great way to highlight International Men’s Day, start conversations around the challenges men face and raise money for Movember.
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Digital water meters save Unitywater customers $3.8 million
13 November 2024
Featured News ArticleUnitywater’s Digital Metering Program, that has seen 10,000 water meters installed across Moreton Bay, Noosa and the Sunshine Coast, has saved customers $3.8 million and 646 million litres in lost water.
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One in three pipe blockages and overflows caused by tree roots
11 November 2024
Featured News ArticleUnitywater is encouraging residents to pause before they plant, with more than 30% of wastewater pipe blockages and overflows caused by tree root intrusion.
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Unitywater environmental works restore platypus habitat
7 November 2024
Featured News ArticleIn a bid to help stabilise the population of duck-billed platypuses, Unitywater has partnered with ECOllaboration to rehabilitate a heavily impacted section of Petrie Creek at Nambour.
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Unitywater Vacation Student wins Engineers Australia award
5 November 2024
Media ReleaseA University of the Sunshine Coast Civil Engineering student whose thesis is focused on the data garnered from digital water meters has taken out the Michael Woodhouse Engineers Australia undergraduate award.
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Be aware be prepared and take action this storm season
4 November 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater is encouraging the community to learn more, stay informed and do some simple checks around the house ahead of wet weather and storms this summer.
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Dont risk a spooky surprise only flush the Three Ps
31 October 2024
Media ReleaseLove your loo and think at the sink to avoid a spooky surprise this Halloween. That’s the message from Unitywater after crews attended over 1,300 blockage or overflow jobs in the past six months.
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Unitywater and Noosa Council roll-out new water refill stations for community
30 October 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater and Noosa Council have partnered to install eight new water bottle refill stations across the region to help reduce single-use plastics and keep the community hydrated with free tap water.
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Unitywater reaches 5,000 kids through water education program
28 October 2024
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Unitywater’s in-school theatre educational program that inspires students about water efficiency and wastewater management has reached more than 5,000 students across 27 schools this year.
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Unitywater innovation achieves 99 percent nutrient removal at Maleny Wastewater Treatment
22 October 2024
Media ReleaseTo mark the start of National Water Week, Unitywater is celebrating an all-time high rate of nutrient removal at its Maleny Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
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Unitywater scholarships open pathways for UniSC student
15 October 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has opened applications for its 2025 scholarships at the University of the Sunshine Coast, supporting the next generation of innovators as they take their first steps towards a career in water.
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More Caboolture River improvements with Unitywaters latest and largest riverbank rehab site
14 October 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater’s bank stabilisation and revegetation works have commenced at the most significant of nine sites along the lower Caboolture River, as one of Australia’s largest nutrient offsetting and river rehabilitation projects reaches new heights.
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New water meters for Morayfield
2 October 2024
Media ReleaseWith a new month comes a new water meter for some residents in Morayfield.
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Unitywater shares innovative nutrient offsetting process with international scientists and farmers
24 September 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has welcomed Fijian scientists and farmers to the Maleny Wastewater Treatment Plant to share learnings of an innovative nutrient offsetting process that has made a significant impact on wastewater treatment locally, and could inspire change internationally.
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Unitywater shares water wise tips for spring gardeners
19 September 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has shared its top ten water wise tips to help spring gardeners prepare their yards to stay cool, green and tidy as the weather warms up.
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Unitywater unlocks new community canvases for local artists
18 September 2024
Media ReleaseSome of the most exciting canvases across the Noosa, Sunshine Coast, and Moreton Bay regions are now available for local artists with the launch of Unitywater’s new Community Art Program.
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Unitywater receives sustainability award for first of its kind recycled water scheme
17 September 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has taken out the sustainable project gong at the Queensland Project Management Achievement Awards, hosted by the Australian Institute of Project Management.
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Zero gender pay gap for Unitywater women
17 September 2024
Media ReleaseUnitywater has gone a step further than closing the gender pay gap for women, with a 0.55% swing in the opposite direction.
